Ohio Golf Journal December 2020

Does Your Child Have What it Takes to Earn a College Golf Scholarship? A s you lovingly watch your newborn child peacefully sleeping in his or her crib, panic invades your awareness as it dawns on you that in a mere 18 years they will be needing $50,000 to $100,000 annually to attend a top-notch college. If you are a sports fan you begin to consider the 1,000 to one odds that they will receive a full-ride college scholarship to attend a Division 1 NCAA school, which will be a prelude to a lucrative professional sports career. Fast forward five years, when your little Pele’ is tripping over the soccer ball and goes zero for the season in Tee-Ball, you realize that a college sports scholarship might not be the solution to your lack of a college funding program. Only the best athletes receive college scholarships and those that do are under tremendous pressure and time constraints in their daily routines, while in school. Back 9 Report TV had the opportunity to chat with college recruiting specialist. Dr. Kathleen Miles. You can view the interview on Back 9 Report TV at: https://youtu.be/_bVlhZ-uW7A Dr. Miles has been there and done that. Not only did she win 17 events as a college golfer at Notre Dame, she was also the Head Coach for Georgetown By Fred Altvater Ohio Golf Journal